November 26, 2015 - Page 4

A South African judge on Thursday lifted a domestic ban on trade in rhino horns, in a direct challenge to government policy put in place in 2009 to try to stem rocketing

Child marriages in Africa are set to more than double by 2050 unless urgent steps are taken, UNICEF warned Thursday as delegates met in Zambia to discuss how to halt the practice.

Pope Francis held his first open-air mass in Africa on Thursday with huge crowds calling heavy rains “God’s blessing” as they sung and danced in the Kenyan capital. Thousands of people queued

South Korea on Friday buried former president Kim Young-Sam, following a snow-swept state funeral for the man whose 1992 election victory brought a formal end to more than 30 years of military

North and South Korean officials sat down Thursday for rare talks aimed at setting up a sustainable high-level dialogue that has constantly eluded the two rivals. The meeting at the border truce

Fifteen people were killed in Russia on Thursday when a civilian helicopter crashed in Siberia, regional authorities said. The Mi-8 helicopter, which was transporting 22 passengers and four crew members, crashed outside

Turkey’s military said Wednesday it did not know the warplane it shot down on the Syrian border was Russian, adding that it was ready for “all kinds of cooperation” after Moscow called

French President Francois Hollande on Thursday will hold talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as part of his diplomatic marathon to forge a broader coalition against Islamic State jihadists in the wake

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has condemned as unwarranted the action of some youths in Ukum LGA of the state for disrupting the burial ceremony of Ter Ukum, Chief Daniel Dzahan at